At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was predicted that most of the health systems in Africa and the COMESA region would be overwhelmed by the unprecedented spread of the virus. Anecdotal evidence based on country-specific interventions, however, indicates that countries in the region have demonstrated remarkable resilience defying earlier predictions. According to an…
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Rwanda and Uganda have recorded a reduction in trade flows in April and May 2020, according to the latest report from the COMESA Statistics on ‘COVID 19 Impact on Trade’. The report was prepared in the first two months in which COVID-19 spread to the region. Imports into Rwanda declined by 32 % in April…
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COMESA has published and gazetted the regional guidelines on the movement of goods and services across the region. This heralds the beginning of the implementation of the guidelines across the 21 member States. The guidelines were endorsed three weeks ago by the COMESA Ministers responsible for regional trade. Regional trade has consistently faced difficulties as…
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This paper assesses the macroeconomic impacts of COVID 19 in Sub Saharan Africa and provides recommendations to face the pandemic crisis in the continent Macroeconomic Impacts of COVID 19 in Sub-Saharan- Africa.
This is a quarterly newsletter with news and information on COMESA programmes and events covering the first quarter of 2020 COMESA News Vol 1 2020-online
Consolidated list of measures that COMESA Member States have out in place in response to COVID-19 Measures in Member States in Response to Covid-19
COMESA congratulates Gen. Evariste Ndayishimiye, the President-elect of Burundi. Below is the message from the the Secretary General of COMESA, Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe: On behalf of the Chairperson of the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Authority, His Excellency, President Andry Rajoelina, President of the Republic of Madagascar, and COMESA Secretariat and indeed…
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In light of the various disruptions to business and supply chains across the region due to COVID-19, the COMESA Business Council has committed to support regional production and trade of essential supplies such as masks and sanitizers and to address the challenges regarding air cargo logistics within the region. According to CBC Chairperson, Mr. Marday…
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The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia initiated the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) initiative in 2011 to protect the country from the adverse effects of climate change and to build a green economy that will help realize its ambition of reaching middle income status before 2025. In the following link is the report…
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This article espouses the contribution of diaspora remittances to the regional economies and the critical role these resources will play in the post COVID -19 recovery. However, regional countries have to undertake reforms to secure these resources and diversify the sources for long term sustainability. Such measures include implementing the COMESA Protocol on free movement…
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